Combined refrigerator and water-cooler.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907-v ELKBBN'E. COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND WATER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1907.

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W1 TNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMBNED'FEFRIGERATOR AND'WATEFt-COOLER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLA'KEENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ina Combined I Refrigerator and Water-Cooler; and I do of this specification.

hereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description "of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part This invention relates to new-and useful improvements in refrigerators and .water.

coolers, and comprises a simple and efficient apparatus whereby the ice contained within l sion receptacle which may be of any size or a water receptacle may be utilized for cooling a chamber directly under the water tank. Theinvention consists in various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the ap ended claims. 1

nying drawings, in whlchzv Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved water cooler and refrigerating apparatus. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the water cooler partially removedfrom the provision chamber upon'which it is adapted to rest. Fig.3 is a sectional view on line 3'3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a provishape and is provided with a partition B upon which articles may be placed, said partition being supported by bracket arms B fastened to the side walls of said chamber, Suitable handles C are fixed to the outer opposite edges of the walls of the provision chamber, andD designates a door adapted to close an opening-in one side of the chamber, whereby access may be had to the interior thereof. The top of theprovision chamber has an opening E, the marginal edge of which is beveled, and F desi nates a water tank having a over F an .suitable handles G upon the o ter surfaces of two of the walls thereof, and H designates a spigot whereby Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 22,1907. Serial No. 363,900.

illustrate myinvention in the accompa iatented June 25, 1907.

and is adapted to conform to the bevel about the marginal edge of the opening in the provision compartment. N designates a acking which is interposed between the ower beveled portion of the bottom of the water orice receptacle and the beveled marginal edge of the opening in the provision receptacle, and aflange 0 surrounds the lowerportion of the water rece .tacle and is adapted to rest ,u on said pac ing. Fixed to the uppers 'ace of the top of'the provision chamber are the metallic members J which are angled and their free edges being resilient, and corresponding ends, designated by letter I, are slightly upwardly curved in order to allow the flange upon the lower ortion of the receptacle F to slide underneat the same, and being resilient, will yield slightly'to allow the flange to slide underneath the same in adjusting the water tank in place upon the provision receptacle or in removing the same therefrom. The free ends of said members J bear with suflicient frictional force against the upper surface of said flange to hold the same securely in position.

By the rovision of the construction shown and descrlbed, it will be noted that the two receptacles may be moved together or separated, as may be desired, the members J serving to hold the provision receptacle to the water tank if the latter is raisedby its handles.

By the provision of ,an ap aratus as shown and described, a sim le an efficient means is afforded whereby t e cold from the melting ice in the water tank may be radiated through the provision chamber beneath, thereby utilizing cold which otherwise would be lost.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a provision chamber having an o ening in the top thereof, the marginal wall of said opening being beveled, an ice and water receptacle having its lower end beveled and adapted to be positioned in said opening, a flange surrounding the lower ortions of the water tank, bracket members ed to the to of the refrigerator and having resilient ang ed portions adapted to engage over said flanges andhold the water tank with its lower end over said opening, as set forth.

2. In combination with a provision cham her having an o ening the top thereof, the

marginal wall 0 said opening being beveled,

portions of the water tank, bracket members; fixed to the top of the refrigerator and having resilient angled portions, the corresponding ends of which are slightly upwardly curved and adapted to guide the flanges of the Water tank as the latter is slid under said members,

is the free ends of said members designed to bear-yieldingly against the upper surface of said flange-t0 hold the same 111 place, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ELLA KEENL Witnesses: A. L. HOUGH, FRANKLIN H. HOUGH. 

